Typewriting machine



Oct. 18, 1927.

J. w. ENGELSIEPEN TYPBWRITING MACHINE Filed June 24, 1925 FRONT fm/A no lm/mfor Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES.

PAT-Eur OFFIC, I

JOHN W. ENG'ELSIEPEN, OF PIT'J.SBUItGrI-l? PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR '10 UNDEiRe- WOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK}. N. YY, A; CORPORATION OF DELL-.-

WARE.

TYTPEWRITIN G MAGHINEL.

Application filed .Tune 24, 1925,. '.Seria1QNo...39.,176.

Thisiinvention relates to collating tables for typewritingmachines,v and more pantie ularly to. means for facilitating the rapid aligning .and gaging of superposed. work sheets. y

In certain billing operations, a ledgersheet is introduced around the platen and is broughtup over a table adjacent thev front of the platen, with the side edge of said ledger-sheet .gaged against a: side-edge gage. A number of statement-sheets are thenseparately introduced and brought to position over the ledger-sheet, tobe typed therewith,

' tion. to provide an additional or second gage adjacent the side-edge gage of the table and against which the statement-sheets may be gaged, soas to bring the side. edges thereof. at. a proper distance from; the side edges: of the ledger-sheet therebeneath. j

Another feature of the invention is the provision of such additional gage, which permits free introduction thereunder oi? the ledger-sheet. By providing. clearance for the ledger-sheet only one table is necessary, where heretofore two tables were required. Dueto the fact that the sheets may be placed one upon the other, the samev table which.

supports the ledger-sheet also supports thestatement-sheets.

Another feature of the invention. .is a.

'o-fthe table.

the: invention, as applied to an Underwood standard typewritingmachine. 'Elgure 2. 1s a cross-sectional view, in elevation, through the'line 22 of Figural,

and the-work-sheet in typing position. F gure 3 lsaperspective view of the alignmgfpl'ate, as applied to one of the sections This, inventioni isil'lustrated as chine, in: which. a. platen. 10is revolublv mounted upon a platen-frame, and a work sheet is fed around the platen by means of, co operating feed-rolls 11, the work-sheet being fed to: the, printing point to be struck bytypebars l2.

According 'tothis invention, a record orv ledger sheet. 13 is'first inserted at therear of. 1 the machine, leading edge first, down a rear tableal t' and forwardly between the. released feed-ro'lls 11, around the platen, and up front.thereof, past. the printing. point.

v-The sheet then laterally positioned between the upturned edges 15 of a front. table COIIIPHSlIlglIWO plates. 16 and 17 secured to a supporting frame 18: by means of screws applied to'.

an Underwoodstandard typewritingl ma.-

19, the supporting. frame being, in turn,fast

to. the sideplates .20 .of the means. of screws 21. Y The ledger-sheet is, positioned. relatively tosthelast printed item thereon, and is se cared .to. the plate 17 by means of a clamp. 22.. The. construction and. operation of the clamp 22. may be of the. character disclosed 1n the patentv to Smith, No. 1,503,069, dated July 29-, 19%. I Y

For. the purpose of locating a statement sheet 2.3 relatively to. the. ledger-sheet, there; is. provided a novel side-edge ga'ge including a. plate 2.4.adjusta-bly secured to the edge '15 of the plate 16 by means of screws 25. The plate 2.4. is provided with a downwardly-ere" tending bent portion forming a. gage 26, the bottom edge of which is. slightly separated from the plate 16 to permit the insertion of the. ledgerrsheet therebetween. In order to facilitate. the insertion of the leading edge of. the. ledger-sheet beneath the gage 26 of .the plate 24-, the bottom edge. of said gage is beveled or" cut away at 27, to form a bellplaten-frame by "typing thereon. ,i v

The feed-rolls 11 are again rendered effecmouthed entrance for the sheet. In order to facilitate the handling of forms of ditierent widths, the plate 24 is secured through slots 28,whereby it may be adjusted relatively to and the printing point, the sheets being squaredagainst the gage 26 oii the platefla, while being positioned 'relatlvely to the printing line to receive the first line of tive,*and the clamp 221s released preparatory to feeding the assembled work-sheet in line-space direction by meansot' the linespacing mechanism 29, which is operatively mounted ona platen-shaft 30.

After typingupon the statement-sheet the matter which must be recorded upon the ledger-sheet, the platen is rotated forwardly by means of a finger-piece 31 fast to the platen-shaft and the assembledwork sheet is withdrawn, whereupon the feedrolls areagainreleased, and a fresh ledgersheet is inserted at the rear of the machine,

and the cycle of operations is repeated.

vVariations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and pottions of the improvements may, be used Without others.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim 1. In atypewriting machine, the combina-\ tion with a cylindricalplaten, of means for collating sheets superposed one upon the other, in overlapping relation, with the SlClG edge of the underlying sheetentending beyond the overlying sheet, including a single collating table upon which both of said sheets rest, saidcollating table having an outer side-edge gage for theunder worksheet, an overhanging side-edge gage, and,

means supporting said overhanging gage with its under edge suificiently close to said table, to enable it to gage] the overlying sheet, but sufliciently separated from said table to permit the underlying sheet to be passed under the overhanging gage to reach the outer gage.

2. In a'typewriting machine, the combina tion with a cylindrical platen, of means for collating sheets superposed one upon the other, in overlapping relation, with the side edge of the underlying sheet extendingbeyond theoverlying sheet, including a single collating table upon which b othof said sheets rest, said collating table" having an,

outer side-edge gage for the under worksheet, an overhanging side-edge gage, and means supporting said overhanging gage with its under edge sufficiently close to said table, to enable it to gage the overlymg' sheet, but sufiiciently separated from said table to permit the underlying sheet to be 1 passed under the overhanging-gage to reach the outer gage, said overhanging gage being adjustable towards and fromsaid outer gage; a a

3. In a typewriting machine, the eombination ,witha platen, of a single collating table having an upturned edge providing a side-edge gage for a work-piece, and a second gage including a plate mounted adjacent said first-named gage, said plateh'avinga downwardly-directed portion provid inga gaging wall, said wall bein clear of; i the table and having the lower edge thereof beveled to provide an entrance-mouth for the work-p1ece,'s a1d second gage effective to position a second work-piece resting upon? saidsingle table with the first-named workpiece.

tion witha platen, of a single collating ta ble havingan upwardly-directed edge; to

providea gage for a work-piece,'said upwardlydirected edge being redirected in-a plane parallel with the table and providing at; In a typewritin'gmachine, the combine a support, and a plate adjustable mounted on said support and having'a downwardly directed portion providing a second gage,

said portion overlying the table and having the bottom" edge thereof beveled to provide an entrance-mouth for the work pieceysaid second gage effective to gage a second work sheet placed upon said table in association" with. said first-named Work-piece.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combina tion with a platen, of a single collatingtable including an edge directed upwardly.

to provide'a gage for the side edge ofa workpiece, said edge being directed at right angles to lie parallel with the table,

a plate having' slots therein and supported upon the parallelportion, and fasteners extending throughthe slots and into said parallel portion, whereby to adjust said plate laterally with respect to said edge of thetable, said plate including a portion directed downwardly toward the table andhaving its lower edge spaced therefrom to provide clearance for the work-piece, said downwardly-directed portion providing a gage' for spacing the edge of a second work-piece from the edge ofthe first work-piece, both of said workpieces being supported by said single table;

of said gage including a portion directed over the table to provide a support, a plate 6. In a typewriting machine, the combina; tion with a platen, of a single table having a side edge directed upwardly to provide 'a side gage for a work-piece, the upperedge having transverse slots therein and resting upon said support, and fasteners passing through said slots for adjustably connecting the plate to the support, said plate includ- 111g a portion turned down from the body thereof and forming a second gage, the bottom edge of said downwardly-turned portion being clear of the table, said bottom edge being also beveled toward the bottom edge of the plate to provide an entrancemouth for the Work-piece, said second gage efiective to space a secondWork-piece away from the side edge of the fiIStWOIk-PlBCG with both of said Work-pieces resting upon said single table. o

JOHN W. ENGELSIEPEN. 

